Upper-airway collapsibility and loop gain predict the response to oral appliance therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

BA Edwards, C Andara, S Landry… - American journal of …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Oral appliances (OAs) are commonly used as an alternative treatment to
continuous positive airway pressure for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) …

Polysomnographic endotyping to select patients with obstructive sleep apnea for oral appliances

AA Bamagoos, PA Cistulli, K Sutherland… - Annals of the …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Oral appliance therapy is efficacious in many patients with obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA), but prediction of treatment outcome is challenging. Small, detailed …

Effect of oral appliance therapy on upper airway collapsibility in obstructive sleep apnea

AT Ng, H Gotsopoulos, J Qian… - American journal of …, 2003 - atsjournals.org
Oral appliance therapy is emerging as an alternative to continuous positive airway pressure
for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, its precise mechanisms of …

Comparative effects of two oral appliances on upper airway structure in obstructive sleep apnea

K Sutherland, SA Deane, ASL Chan, RJ Schwab… - Sleep, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: Oral appliances are increasingly being used for treatment of
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Mandibular advancement splint (MAS) mechanically …

Dental appliance treatment for obstructive sleep apnea

ASL Chan, RWW Lee, PA Cistulli - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
Oral appliances for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are worn during sleep to
maintain the patency of the upper airway by increasing its dimensions and reducing its …

The efficacy of oral appliances in the treatment of severe obstructive sleep apnea

B Lam, K Sam, JCM Lam, AYK Lai, CL Lam… - Sleep and Breathing, 2011 - Springer
Objectives The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of oral appliance (OA)
treatment for subjects with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and to determine the …

Predicting sleep apnea responses to oral appliance therapy using polysomnographic airflow

D Vena, A Azarbarzin, M Marques, S Op de Beeck… - Sleep, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives Oral appliance therapy is an increasingly common option for
treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients who are intolerant to continuous positive …

Efficacy of an adjustable oral appliance and comparison with continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

AB Holley, CJ Lettieri, AA Shah - Chest, 2011 - Elsevier
Background We sought to establish the efficacy of an adjustable oral appliance (aOA) in the
largest patient population studied to date, to our knowledge, and to provide a comparison …

Therapeutic CPAP level predicts upper airway collapsibility in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

SA Landry, SA Joosten, DJ Eckert… - Journal of Sleep and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: Upper airway collapsibility is a key determinant of obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA) which can influence the efficacy of certain non-continuous positive …

Oropharyngeal crowding and obesity as predictors of oral appliance treatment response to moderate obstructive sleep apnea

S Tsuiki, E Ito, S Isono, CF Ryan, Y Komada… - Chest, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Oral appliances are increasingly prescribed for patients with moderate
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) instead of nasal CPAP. However, the efficacy of oral …